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earth-goddess

American  
[urth-god-is] / ˈɜrθˌgɒd ɪs /
Or earth goddess

noun

  1. a goddess of fertility and vegetation.


Etymology

Origin of earth-goddess

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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Her earth-goddess magical powers make her a formidable ally, though she isn’t only that.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2022

All of which makes her sound like some kind of free-love, earth-goddess hippy.

From The Guardian • Jan. 2, 2016

With a towering headwrap that's both vaguely African and vaguely Dr. Seussian, her slender form decked out in earth-goddess colors, she looks like nobody else in popular music.

From Time Magazine Archive

She is a form of Devi, the general earth-goddess.

From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)

The sacred marriage, therefore, though connected with vegetation at the Daedala, was not necessarily a vegetation-charm in its origin; consequently, it does not prove that Hera was an earth-goddess or tree-spirit.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various